2K Sports has announced on the official Facebook page that a demo for MLB 2K12, the studio's baseball title, will be hitting on the 28th February for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

According to the entry, "Exclusive info - MLB 2K12 demo to be released Tuesday, 2/28 on Sony PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 pitting MLB World Series rematch of St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. You ready?"

2K Sports has announced a new sports combo pack exclusively for the Xbox 360, bundling last year's hit basketball game NBA 2K12 with the upcoming baseball sim MLB 2K12. The bundle will be released on the 6th March and cost $69.99 USD.

2K Sports has announced in a press release that the new cover athlete for MLB 2K12 will be the Detroit Tigers' starting pitcher, Justin Verlander, who is expected to overwhelmingly win the American League Cy Young Award for 2011, with an outside chance of winning the Most Valuable Player as well. MLB 2K12 will be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, among other platforms.